"Cost Control" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The containment, regulation, or restraint of costs. Costs are said to be contained when the value of resources committed to an activity is not considered excessive. This determination is frequently subjective and dependent upon the specific geographic area of the activity being measured. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D003363
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.151.160
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| Concept/Terms |
Cost Control- Cost Control
- Control, Cost
- Controls, Cost
- Cost Controls
- Cost Containment
- Containment, Cost
- Containments, Cost
- Cost Containments
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cost Control" by people in Profiles.
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How Do Innovative Primary Care Practices Achieve the Quadruple Aim? J Ambul Care Manage. 2018 Oct/Dec; 41(4):288-297.
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Pediatric Readmissions After Hospitalizations for Lower Respiratory Infections. Pediatrics. 2017 Aug; 140(2).
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Primary Care Clinicians' Perspectives on Reducing Low-Value Care in an Integrated Delivery System. Perm J. 2016; 20(1):41-6.
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Inside out: reversing the focus on emergency departments to enhance efficiency. Am J Manag Care. 2013 Jan; 19(1):33-5.
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Introducing decision aids at Group Health was linked to sharply lower hip and knee surgery rates and costs. Health Aff (Millwood). 2012 Sep; 31(9):2094-104.
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Spreading a patient-centered medical home redesign: a case study. J Ambul Care Manage. 2012 Apr-Jun; 35(2):99-108.
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How Intermountain trimmed health care costs through robust quality improvement efforts. Health Aff (Millwood). 2011 Jun; 30(6):1185-91.
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Patients' willingness to discuss trade-offs to lower their out-of-pocket drug costs. Arch Intern Med. 2010 Sep 13; 170(16):1502-4.
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Generic-only drug coverage in the Medicare Part D gap and effect on medication cost-cutting behaviors for patients with diabetes mellitus: the translating research into action for diabetes study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 May; 58(5):822-8.
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Evaluating health management programmes over time: application of propensity score-based weighting to longitudinal data. J Eval Clin Pract. 2010 Feb; 16(1):180-5.